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FZPN03 KNHC 311543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 31 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR  2.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 23N115W TO 30N115W TO 30N124W TO 26N140W TO 05N140W TO
15N131W TO 23N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N130W TO 20N136W TO 19N140W TO 
16N132W TO 11N128W TO 15N126W TO 15N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 21N113W TO 20N123W TO 
24N140W TO 04N140W TO 11N118W TO 21N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N127W TO 14N132W TO 16N134W TO 
16N137W TO 10N140W TO 10N128W TO 13N127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N116W TO 24N140W TO 
05N140W TO 07N123W TO 14N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 12N92W TO 10N92W TO 09N91W TO 09N87W
TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N87W TO 11N90W TO 10N90W TO
09N89W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 06N79W TO 08N79W TO 08N79W TO 05N81W TO 04N81W TO 04N79W
TO 06N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC FRI MAR 31...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM PANAMA/COLOMBIA BORDER TO 04N96W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 01N TO 08N BETWEEN COLOMBIA COAST AND 94W. ITCZ 
FROM 04N96W TO 07N122W, AND FROM 06N127W TO BEYOND EQUATOR AT 
138W. ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH BETWEEN ITCZS NEAR 06N126W. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 
128W.

$$

.FORECASTER CHAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.